Where does “paserain” come from?

paserain (Dalmatian) comes from Latin passerem, from Proto-Indo-European p(e)t-tro-, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

paserain (Dalmatian): bird

Definitions

  1. bird

Ancestry of “paserain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpasseremaccusative singular of passer; sparrow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanp(e)t-tro-who flies, bird
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European p(e)t-tro- →Every word from Latin passerem →